Malek rested his hands on the edge of the table while he studied the sketches scattered on top of it. Dax had managed to steal drawings of some of the artifacts discovered in a recently excavated catacomb underneath Akros. One of them was particularly promising. Most of these items appeared to be from the time before the Great War, but he wasn’t certain if they were the magical objects he sought. Even if they weren’t, a seer might be able to use them to locate other items that had been created around the same time. It was imperative he locate the artifacts used to seal the portal more than a millennium ago. Dax stood on the opposite side of the table, along with Javyn and a few others from Dax’s crew. The demon still believed Malek was simply seeking valuable items for some unknown client

